This week's Hot Turista applicant is a Tennessee native who loves working on vrooms and getting her hands dirty, vows to have her old-school values intact, and has a nickname that makes us think of a puppy. Doesn't get any more Southern US than this.

Without further ado, go on and check out some of the stuff she wrote in her application form, and hit the gallery below to see the rest of Christen Dye's pictures!